Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ontario officials say they find two cases of COVID-19 variant first seen in UK
TORONTO (Reuters) - Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in the Canadian province. The c...
Dec 26, 2020
Venezuela's opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition-held National Assembly on Saturday approved a statute extending its term into 2021, after a disputed Dec. 6 election in which allies of President Nicolas Mad...
Dec 26, 2020
Iran extends traffic curfew to lower-risk areas to sustain virus decline
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is extending a night-time traffic curfew to 330 lower-risk cities and towns in an effort to sustain a recent decline in the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths, stat...
Dec 26, 2020
Sudan taking control of land on border with Ethiopia -minister
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has taken control of most of the land it accuses Ethiopians of encroaching upon near the border between the two countries, the Sudanese information minister said on Saturday...
Dec 26, 2020
101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against coronavirus -MDR
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 101-year-old woman became the first German to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus on Saturday, a day ahead of the official start of the country's vaccination campaign, local...
Dec 26, 2020
Netanyahu expects ties visit by Morocco to Israel next week
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A delegation from Morocco will travel to Israel in the coming week to advance newly-normalized relations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. Netanyahu on...
Dec 26, 2020
NFL-Browns close facility, delay flight after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - The Cleveland Browns have closed their practice facility and delayed their flight to New Jersey after a player tested positive for COVID-19, the team said in a statement on Saturday. The B...
Dec 26, 2020
Argentina church asks lawmakers to search their hearts ahead of abortion vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Church of Argentina on Saturday called on the countrys lawmakers to vote their conscience this coming week, when the Senate will take up a bill to legalize abortion that h...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 329,592 total deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 329,592 total deaths from the new coronavirus, an increase of 4,496 from its previous count, and said the num...
Dec 26, 2020
France reports sharp decrease in new daily COVID cases before vaccine roll out
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 3,093 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Saturday, sharply down from the 20,000+ figure recorded over the two days before Christm...
Dec 26, 2020
